Prairie Phlox Phlox pilosa Landscape Focus A delicate phlox that fills dry sunny gardens with soft pink to purple blooms while drawing in monarchs, hummingbirds, and long-tongued pollinators. Plant Details Soil Type: Loam, Sand

Soil Moisture: Dry, Medium, Moist Sun Exposure: Full Sun Height: 1'-2' Spacing: 1' Bloom Color: Lavender, Pink Bloom Time: June, July Root Type: Fibrous Benefits: Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Host Plant (Phlox Moth) Plant Description: Downy Phlox brings a burst of soft color to the spring garden with blooms ranging from pale pink to deep purple-pink atop slender, softly hairy stems. It thrives in dry to medium well-drained soils and full sun, making it well suited to prairie plantings, rock gardens, and sandy borders. An important early nectar source, it draws in Monarch butterflies during spring migration as well as hummingbirds and long-tongued pollinators. Once established it is low maintenance and a reliable early-season performer year after year.